Abstract
We studied larval nematodes of four genera of the Anisakidae using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The anterior and posterior extremities and cuticular structures of the 3rd-stage larvae (L3) ofAnisakis type I,Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum type B andHysterothylacium were examined. The 4th-stage larvae (L4) ofAnisakis type I,P. decipiens, recovered after infection into laboratory rats, and the L3 and L4 ofAnisakis type I larvae from human were also examined in the same way. There were generic differences in the shape and size of the lip bulges, external papillary structures, the appearance of the boring tooth, the width and depth of the grooves and ridges of the cuticle and the caudal structures of the L3. InAnisakis type I andP. decipiens L3, changes were seen in the anterior extremity, cuticle and posterior extremity after molting to the L4. Similar changes can be expected in larvae infecting man. The L4 ofAnisakis type I from rat and man were similar, while the L4 ofAnisakis type I andP. decipiens showed differences. These ultrastructural differences might be of value in the identification of fragments recovered during endoscopy in man.
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Weerasooriya, M.V., Fujino, T., Ishii, Y. et al. The value of external morphology in the identification of larval anisakid nematodes: a scanning electron microscope study. Z. Parasitenkd. 72, 765–778 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00925097
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